On October 10, 1928, tens of thousands of citizens of Newcastle and Gateshead lined the streets as King George V officially opened the Tyne Bridge. In the 90 years since the royals first crossed it in ...

Motorists have been warned to expect 30 to 40 minute delays as work to restore the Tyne Bridge gets under way. From 2 April, the road over the Newcastle bridge will be reduced from four lanes to just ...

Motorists travelling into Newcastle city centre have been facing major delays. The Chronicle reported last week how work is finally under way on a £10m road revamp first announced two years ago. The ...

A camera has been installed on a bridge in an effort to stop people throwing objects onto vehicles parked underneath. Newcastle City Council said it had installed CCTV on the north side of the ...

Campaigners are trying to raise millions of pounds to get a famous River Tyne bridge moving again. The Grade II-listed Swing Bridge, which opened in 1876 and once rotated 90 degrees to let river ...

Council bosses have been accused of not doing enough to help people walk or cycle into Newcastle during a restoration of the Tyne Bridge. Long-awaited repair work on the iconic bridge started earlier ...

This was the view just short of 30 years ago along Newcastle’s High Bridge. The narrow cobbled lane, running east to west, links Pilgrim Street and the Bigg Market, and is bisected by Grey Street. Our ...

Another of Tyneside’s iconic bridges will soon be in need of major repairs, councillors have been warned. A much-needed restoration of the Tyne Bridge is due to begin early in the new year, though the ...